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Korir, Cockram winners in 36th L. Handball: Women can wear shorts over bikini. Oscar Pistorius up for parole eight years after murdering girlfriend. He had established himself as a champion. It was a tremendous accomplishment, as all Olympic gold medals are, but Sanchez expected to defend his title with distinction at the Olympics in Beijing.
He had a good reason, too: He learned on the day of his first-round heat that his grandmother had died. It is hard if not impossible to imagine that confluence of circumstances: Preparing to not only race in the Olympics, but to defend an Olympic championship with the eyes of the world riveted to the action, only to learn that one of the most precious and important people in your life has died.
Felix Sanchez could have walked away from his Olympic journey, but he resolved to pursue the London Olympics, with the memory of his grandmother inspiring him to return to the top.
Sure enough, Sanchez got back to the Olympics, back to the meter hurdles final. He honored his grandmother. He offered a story of resilience which reminds why the Olympics still capture the imagination of human beings. Luaces threw a season best of USA champion Breaux Greer The fist half was covered in a slow Guyana Marian Burnett finished third in At 38, the Edmonton World Championships bronze medallist defended her title successfully and gave the first medal to her country, as she did in Havana , Mar del Plata and Winnipeg Williams, the World Junior champion, came from behind to defeat early leader Angela Williams USA , who was second again as four years ago with She has now equalled Cuban Ana Fidelia Quirot as the two most decorated women in athletics in the history of the Games.
Both Allen and Benavides were timed Grimes took off well and was never challenged. He even rose his hands in sign of victory when crossing the finish line. His Hayes, the fastest in the semi-final, ran very consistently and clocked Moore, the only plus performer this season in the seven man Decathlon field waited until the m to secure the gold with points, as he covered the distance 29 seconds faster than previous leader Luiggy Llanos Puerto Rico , who bettered his own national record to Mexico enjoyed a very fruitful day as Adriana Fernandez and Victoria Palacios dominated the 5.
Fernandez was initially challenged by her compatriot Nora Rocha, but made her move with five laps to go. The year old mother improved her own record by 15 seconds to win her third consecutive Pan American title in
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